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army in afghanistan. it is his fourth visit to the country. he spent time with the 4th airbourne, patrolling in remote areas and engaging the security situation. obama announced a plan to bring 10,000 troops home from afghanistan by the end of the year. >> it depends on where you are. my experience is in the east. i have a little experience in the south. in the south, there is a lot of open combat. this is the headquarters of the taliban. >> in the east the violence depends on where you are. these to have strong relationships with kabul, with a lot of traffic. today, these are what i call, bombing galleries, where the coalition troops and a large coalition presence is trying very hard to like this town in order to protect this. but every step that they take, they are threatened. thousands every year, that are killing hundreds of native troops, and many times the number of afghans. as we move closer to the border, and you had se, the threat will change. this is not so much ied's because there is less vehicle traffic. the coalition soldiers and
army in afghanistan. it is his fourth visit to the country. he spent time with the 4th airbourne, patrolling in remote areas and engaging the security situation. obama announced a plan to bring 10,000 troops home from afghanistan by the end of the year. >> it depends on where you are. my experience is in the east. i have a little experience in the south. in the south, there is a lot of open combat. this is the headquarters of the taliban. >> in the east the violence depends on where...
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i think that it will just convince more people in afghanistan that the war isn't helping them really is actually killing and injuring more and more people so it isn't working it isn't going to work when you have a war where the recent growing insurgency good will pretty all sorts of people who are victims of this and children are obviously one of the worst of the casualties the only solution to this is to say war isn't working it has there is absolutely no justification for the nato forces to be there and that they should withdraw the troops this is now coming up to the tenth anniversary of the war and there is absolutely no question that this war is not getting better it is getting worse it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies cannot admit defeat in the second country are to what happened in iraq that is why they're there they are t
i think that it will just convince more people in afghanistan that the war isn't helping them really is actually killing and injuring more and more people so it isn't working it isn't going to work when you have a war where the recent growing insurgency good will pretty all sorts of people who are victims of this and children are obviously one of the worst of the casualties the only solution to this is to say war isn't working it has there is absolutely no justification for the nato forces to...
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know they can see again and again that it's humanitarian just like it was in iraq just like it is in afghanistan to fight terrorism but they never acknowledge that their war is in themselves or terrorist actions and that the u.s. government is the biggest terrorist in the world. well you know i think you make a good point and one of the clips that we show there when you said you know this these people don't represent you and i think a lot of americans are probably feel that way because we have no say in the wars that are fun on our behalf that are in our name if you think about that are going to change or is this military industrial complex just too large and work you removed from it. i think the it is a matter of clinton's in office bush is an office obama is in office because it was fundamentally at stake is the system and the system of capitalism is what creates these wars imperialism is the highest stage of the system is not a policy is not something that obama could change even if you wanted so you know this military industrial complex they constantly need wars in order to stimulate the eco
know they can see again and again that it's humanitarian just like it was in iraq just like it is in afghanistan to fight terrorism but they never acknowledge that their war is in themselves or terrorist actions and that the u.s. government is the biggest terrorist in the world. well you know i think you make a good point and one of the clips that we show there when you said you know this these people don't represent you and i think a lot of americans are probably feel that way because we have...
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forces in afghanistan lebanon somalia you can norway has committed to planes to the bombing in libya and they were previously involved in iraq that wouldn't be surprising either but. again back to the culture of morton always the fourteenth largest army quarter in in the world the highest military expenditures per capita in all of the european countries and yet it's it makes a lot of sense that this could be coming back on norway just like you know the chickens come home to roost. ok well my parents from the center for naval analysis says terrorist groups are trying to recruit people of european backgrounds because they would raise suspicion. the statement came out around ten thirty this morning u.s. time. no one challenged it for several hours but then by the afternoon the same person who had posted the claim posted a retraction and apparently it seems that the forum administrator is where he posted the claim had gotten a grae for him attributing it to this group helpers of the global jihad so he had to take down the statement post a retraction the recruitment of people in europe wh
forces in afghanistan lebanon somalia you can norway has committed to planes to the bombing in libya and they were previously involved in iraq that wouldn't be surprising either but. again back to the culture of morton always the fourteenth largest army quarter in in the world the highest military expenditures per capita in all of the european countries and yet it's it makes a lot of sense that this could be coming back on norway just like you know the chickens come home to roost. ok well my...
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well there is still much more to come on the program including the cost of war as nato forces in afghanistan cars and more civilian injuries we asked how much longer the alliance can justify its means as afghan anger grows. ever lethal fix from the pharmacy party reports that the russian addicts painfully killing themselves with a drug store cartel because it's cheaper than heroin. thousands of their regions gathered in the center of ours though on monday for a candlelit vigil for the victims of twin attacks that left seventy six dead people held flowers and candles to commemorate those massacred in the shooting at an island youth camp as well as the bombing of government buildings the man who has admitted the atrocities has been charged with terrorism or any close court hearing and are slow and he will be held in isolation for four weeks. pleaded not guilty saying he wanted to save europe and send a strong signal against immigration he also claimed there were two more cells in the organization he belongs to investigative journalist tony gosling. may have already been aware of. it was intere
well there is still much more to come on the program including the cost of war as nato forces in afghanistan cars and more civilian injuries we asked how much longer the alliance can justify its means as afghan anger grows. ever lethal fix from the pharmacy party reports that the russian addicts painfully killing themselves with a drug store cartel because it's cheaper than heroin. thousands of their regions gathered in the center of ours though on monday for a candlelit vigil for the victims...
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he wasn't talking about the dead in iraq or afghanistan there are two reasons for that. because then vietnam's there were 300 dead very few daughters were the sons of people all around the country because there was a draft and that made a huge difference. >> dma the good point* about the changes of media over that period of time because i remember recently watching wonder two years ago this my a co-author brought some videos back when he was on the cbs news and i was struck by the amount of very serious discussion of issues going on in the sound bites going on for longer and people were allowed to speak for longer and they were much more in depth and it really struck me because as a child was watching this put the amazing change of the focus. >> we have time for two more questions. >> you have mentioned it was such a remarkable difference the way those presidents responded which mrs. suni was sent to their political party but it was there a suggestion that when president medicated with what happened on the previous presidents response? >> yes. each one learns from the ot
he wasn't talking about the dead in iraq or afghanistan there are two reasons for that. because then vietnam's there were 300 dead very few daughters were the sons of people all around the country because there was a draft and that made a huge difference. >> dma the good point* about the changes of media over that period of time because i remember recently watching wonder two years ago this my a co-author brought some videos back when he was on the cbs news and i was struck by the amount...
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for the bombing but then they retracted that of course norway is is participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and the just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway where shots immediately after the blast and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital were also whole tid now we've we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two perhaps the worst shooting spree in history but it's still unclear whether this was the brutal act of one individual or the work of an organization u.s. based war correspondent hamann snail please we may never learn what really happened on the island and that there was ample reason for cells to target norway. it's not unusual for a government or an organization to which works with the media system to control information the way that norway norwegian
for the bombing but then they retracted that of course norway is is participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and the just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway where shots immediately after the blast and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital were...
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a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish being inefficient structures in our economy as well i think americans should be outraged that we're not doing more to spend or energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up he told washington urging americans to leave a military and these drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against the attacks for unions calling them nation of its sovereignty dry bones have killed schools of civilians by mistake on many occasions pakistani political analyst ahmed cray she believes the violence will continue until washington ends its war on terror. one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside of coniston over the past decade the mass there the way they have alienated a large portion segment of the afghan pop
a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish being inefficient structures in our economy as well i think americans should be outraged that we're not doing more to spend or energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up he told washington urging americans to leave a military and these drone strikes on the afghan...
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know they can see again and again that it's humanitarian just like it was in iraq just like it is in afghanistan to fight terrorism but they never acknowledge that their war is in themselves or terrorist actions in the u.s. government is the biggest terrorist in world history i mean i think you make a good point and one of the clips that we showed there when you said you know this these people don't represent you and i think that a lot of americans feel that way because we have no say in the wars that are. our behalf that are in our name do you think about ever going to change or is this military industrial complex just too large and we're too removed from it well i think the it is a matter of clinton's in office bush is in office obama is in office because it was fundamentally at stake is the system and the system of capitalism is what creates these wars imperialism is the highest stage of the system is not a policy is not something that obama could change even if you wanted so you know this military industrial complex they constantly need wars in order to stimulate the economy never for poor a
know they can see again and again that it's humanitarian just like it was in iraq just like it is in afghanistan to fight terrorism but they never acknowledge that their war is in themselves or terrorist actions in the u.s. government is the biggest terrorist in world history i mean i think you make a good point and one of the clips that we showed there when you said you know this these people don't represent you and i think that a lot of americans feel that way because we have no say in the...
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like in the state government to spend a lot of money on crazy wars in iraq and afghanistan. so i would say first stop the stupid wars and there you don't need a tax increase remember how you feel about taxes the bottom line is you're probably always going to have to pay them but it's up to your government to use those funds well. well a quarter past the hour here in moscow the e.u. has announced a new a one hundred sixty billion euro bailout for greece even as athens credit rating drops into the dreaded default category european leaders however made clear their results pull the e.u. out of its spiral of debt at any cost but critics a lot agreeing that the cash injection was necessary for now maintain that it's not nearly enough to get the euro back on its feet. president sarkozy has been saying in brussels you know greece is a special case it's received this special support from the europeans and other countries won't we see that but of course it's do we believe that i'm not sure that we do because it's inconceivable that the europeans wouldn't step in. and it's also i think
like in the state government to spend a lot of money on crazy wars in iraq and afghanistan. so i would say first stop the stupid wars and there you don't need a tax increase remember how you feel about taxes the bottom line is you're probably always going to have to pay them but it's up to your government to use those funds well. well a quarter past the hour here in moscow the e.u. has announced a new a one hundred sixty billion euro bailout for greece even as athens credit rating drops into...
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mean we're essentially bankrupt elements of that of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan and i'm glad my point is that we can be expending energy there by choice smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness and you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply girlish thing inefficient structures in our economy itself but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not doing more better energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up he told washington urging americans to leave a minute drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against the attacks by unions calling them a violation of its sovereignty and ones h
mean we're essentially bankrupt elements of that of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan and i'm glad my point is that we can be expending energy there by choice smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness and you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic...
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all the warming but then they retracted that of course norway is is participating in the libyan and afghanistan war if it's this cold of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway were shot to immediately after the flaws turned roads leading into and trains leading into the capital we're also halted now we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two the worst shooting spree in history. number of extremist organizations have already claimed responsibility for the attack and many of the recent talk one way. home and rest will correspond pennants investigator this could be an individual that is organized and perpetuated this on the one hand on the other hand it seems fairly coordinated in three different places in surprising it happened in the same time if it was the same individual so we may say it
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policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about of the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and major operation but technicalities aside it is not just a turn a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy a very bombing is one hundred percent nato operation timing of nato operation against libya demonstrated not only of the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and have been leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap going to be in june you lie and united states of america and its european nato partners coming up this hour i'll go and i'll speak with alexis crow from the u.k.'s royal institute of international affairs about nato's role in the libyan conflict here's a sneak peak. if you look in the int
policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about of the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and major operation but technicalities aside it is not just a turn a half wars for the united...
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participating in the libyan and afghanistan war if it's the fault of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings. of the people of norway reacting to this terrible event and one of the government's response to the attacks. yes well the police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile for the exits to the borders of norway where shots immediately after the blast roads leading into and trains leading into the capital rules so holds it now we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police are also being called the worst attack since world war two the worst shooting spree in history. ok thank you for that update. for more on the possible motives behind the attacks let's cross live now to keith harmon snow u.s. based war correspondent pendent investigator and i thank you for joining us on. can you can you hear a section yes you can yes officials in norway have described the attacks as the work of a mad men could individual crime on such a scale i
participating in the libyan and afghanistan war if it's the fault of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings. of the people of norway reacting to this terrible event and one of the government's response to the attacks. yes well the police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile for the exits to the borders of norway where shots immediately after the blast roads...
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policy or the leg afraid to regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look how the nato aerial bombing in leader is related to american travel is in afghanistan and pakistan on the technical bases yes again nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both for the united states and nato operation but technicalities is it is not just to turn a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy or there bombing is one hundred percent nato operation terming nature operation against libya demonstrated not the lake of trust between the united states and pakistan and bad good leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between the junior why and united states of america and its european nato partners and leaders today all good of talks to alexis crow from the u.k.'s royal institute of international affairs about new tools role in the libyan conflict and here's a quick preview for you. if you look at the international
policy or the leg afraid to regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look how the nato aerial bombing in leader is related to american travel is in afghanistan and pakistan on the technical bases yes again nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both for the united states and nato operation but technicalities is it is not just to turn a half wars for the united...
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policy or a delicate faith or a guiding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in lead is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing and libya could be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a turn a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy at the bombing is one hundred percent a nato operation the timing of nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and bad going leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between genuine united states of america and its european nato partners. well the headlines in just a couple of minutes carried out a statement. from . the limited. to just send. me feel. if. you. can. used today in holland says once again flared up. these are the images the world has be
policy or a delicate faith or a guiding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in lead is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing and libya could be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a turn a half wars for the united...
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forces in afghanistan lebanon somalia uganda norway has committed to claims to the bombing in libya and they were previously involved in iraq and it's that that wouldn't be surprising either but. again back to the culture of war and always the fourteenth largest arms importer in in the world the highest military expenditures per capita in all of the european countries and yeah it makes a lot of sense that this could be coming back on norway just like you know the chickens come home to roost. mark almond history that trip from oxford university highlights noise involvement to campaigns as a possible catalyst for tensions in the area. the most likely explanation is that norway's involvement as a nato member in various actions by no nato from libya to afghanistan will have the basis for some backlash now whether that backlash comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic group that is hostile to the region later involvement. is to be seen and i have to say we should remember that back in oklahoma city in one hundred ninety five when it was a huge bomb of the federal list ther
forces in afghanistan lebanon somalia uganda norway has committed to claims to the bombing in libya and they were previously involved in iraq and it's that that wouldn't be surprising either but. again back to the culture of war and always the fourteenth largest arms importer in in the world the highest military expenditures per capita in all of the european countries and yeah it makes a lot of sense that this could be coming back on norway just like you know the chickens come home to roost....
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from afghanistan. can i commend him for setting a timetable because that is the way to accelerate the process in kabul and make president hamid karzai set up and engage in some of the talks that are already taking place and i agree with my right hon. friend is wrong to internationalize this process. it has to be done through tribal structures in afghanistan and fought by themselves and for themselves. is not something we can supervise from the un. >> i thank my hon. friend for his questioning. across the house -- has to the afghan led. we don't want to see a sort of bad tribal -- that would lead to future instability. clearly it has got to be a proper reconciliation process. what i am scene and a timetable has existed, is a positive engagement from afghanistan and pakistan in talking about their shared future and in the end we can push and encourage and work with but in the end those two countries have to make decisions together about how to be more secure. >> welcome the fact that peace negotiations a
from afghanistan. can i commend him for setting a timetable because that is the way to accelerate the process in kabul and make president hamid karzai set up and engage in some of the talks that are already taking place and i agree with my right hon. friend is wrong to internationalize this process. it has to be done through tribal structures in afghanistan and fought by themselves and for themselves. is not something we can supervise from the un. >> i thank my hon. friend for his...
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back to afghanistan, perception is reality. the difference between transitioning to afghan control in a reasoned way and withdrawalling from the fight is american is important. the perception i am finding on the ground that the announcement of the president is more of a withdrawn than transition. that has to be corrected or it could jeopardize the whole operations. remember what iran is up to. remember what syria is up to. remember what the taliban and our al-qaeda want. they want to dominate this region, to destroy what we're fighting for. which is basic freedom. we are in a titanic struggle with unsave sorry characters -- unsavory characters. the outcome does matter to us. if we win and help the people, we're all safer. if the people fight back in the region are overtaken by the forces we'll all pay a price. a lot is at stake. >> i agree, and i just want to add on the fourth of july weekend, we're here because we were attacked from here on 9/11. and if we don't succeed here, and the taliban comes back in to power, we'll be at
back to afghanistan, perception is reality. the difference between transitioning to afghan control in a reasoned way and withdrawalling from the fight is american is important. the perception i am finding on the ground that the announcement of the president is more of a withdrawn than transition. that has to be corrected or it could jeopardize the whole operations. remember what iran is up to. remember what syria is up to. remember what the taliban and our al-qaeda want. they want to dominate...
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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals its contractors are accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished the company is jus an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights but is also using guy nature reports it's more convenient for the us to use hired guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain found something ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot right trigger happy u.s. professional killers they shot like they were trying to kill everyone you could see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib pris
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals its contractors are accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished the company is jus an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights but is also using guy nature reports it's more convenient for the...
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participating in the libyan and afghanistan war if it's just part of nato and they just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arista throughout western europe in connection with the planned bombings police has told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway was shot immediately after the blast and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital rules so halted now we've we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two perhaps the worst shooting spree in history what he's done a bushel reporting that only time but norwegian prime minister has said that more democracy and openness is the answer to the violence but hello us from the norwegian institute of international affairs believes it's the country's policies of multiculturalism that turn the gunman against his own people. behind an increasingly. intense and heated debate about immigration. both immigration is doing to the region culture no to culturalism is really not the way
participating in the libyan and afghanistan war if it's just part of nato and they just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arista throughout western europe in connection with the planned bombings police has told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway was shot immediately after the blast and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital rules so halted now we've we've heard that soldiers are on the streets...
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for the warming but then they retracted that of course norway is is participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and the just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway where shots immediately after the blast and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital rules so halted now we've we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two perhaps the worst shooting spree in history. but it's still unclear whether it was the brutal act one individual the work of an organization whether u.s. based correspondent and snow means we may learn what really happened on the island there was ample reason for cells to target norway. it's not unusual for a government or an organization to which works with the media system the propaganda system to control information the way that norway norwegian
for the warming but then they retracted that of course norway is is participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and the just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway where shots immediately after the blast and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital...
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provides a more mercenaries for the us in afghanistan than anybody else and has been implicated in a number of scandals as contractors who were accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in back in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan and the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over most injuries to protect human rights but as artie's garniture can reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hired her hands and hired guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain felt something ground between my feet and on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers like they were trying to everyone they could see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to ca
provides a more mercenaries for the us in afghanistan than anybody else and has been implicated in a number of scandals as contractors who were accused of gunning down seventeen unarmed civilians in back in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan and the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over most injuries to protect human rights but as artie's garniture...
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in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and even killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis to an extent set to undermine call the forces counterinsurgency efforts will start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans they'll destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by a contract. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is said to grow dramatically u.s. growth. source many. functions to these security companies they are not related in that they are not control and this is what we are extremely concerned that what we are calling is for relation to be national in at the international level so there is going to need accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their kid it is saying it will find ways to hold contrac
in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and even killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis to an extent set to undermine call the forces counterinsurgency efforts will start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans they'll destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by a contract. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to...
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participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with the planned bombings. how have the people of norway reacted to this terrible event and one of the government's response to the attacks yes well police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway which shots immediately after the blast and roads leading into and trains leading into the capital we're also halted now we've we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two perhaps the worst shooting spree in history. ok bushell thank you for that update. well for more on the possible motives behind the attacks let's cross live now to keith harmon snow u.s. based war correspondent and dependent investigator i thank you for joining us on r.t. . can you can you hear us actually yes you can yes officials in norway have described the attacks as the work of a mad m
participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with the planned bombings. how have the people of norway reacted to this terrible event and one of the government's response to the attacks yes well police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway which shots immediately after the blast and roads...
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policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy at the bombing is one hundred percent a nato operation timing of nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between genuine united states of america and its spirit paean nato partners alexis crowe from the u.k. his royal institute of international affairs thinks that nato as interference in the libyan conflict will help solve the situation here's a preview of our interview show spotlight the full version a
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forces in afghanistan lebanon somalia uganda norway has committed to planes to the bombing in libya and they were previously involved in iraq and it's that that wouldn't be surprising either but. again back to the culture of war not always the fourteenth largest arms importer in in the world the highest military expenditures per capita in all of the european countries and yeah it makes a lot of sense that this could be coming back on norway just like you know the chickens come home to roost. on a possible motive behind the attacks that's not across life to lead to political analyst from a lot in a place thank. you thank you for joining us today so critics believe that the current political climate could have triggered the attacks in a way kind of signal does a sense other european nations. well i think this is a signal not only for european union nations but also since we were on our t.v. today to russia ukraine and other countries that have issue with. the right wing groups it's basically. a case when. a small group could be an individual decided to resort to terror to draw attention t
forces in afghanistan lebanon somalia uganda norway has committed to planes to the bombing in libya and they were previously involved in iraq and it's that that wouldn't be surprising either but. again back to the culture of war not always the fourteenth largest arms importer in in the world the highest military expenditures per capita in all of the european countries and yeah it makes a lot of sense that this could be coming back on norway just like you know the chickens come home to roost. on...
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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals with its contractors were accused of gunning down seventeen civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished well the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights but as our. reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hard guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old nani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago is bringing shelter between might on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy u.s. professional killers like they were trying to everyone they could see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns worked.
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals with its contractors were accused of gunning down seventeen civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished well the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights but as our. reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hard...
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armed actions major from libya to afghanistan will have the basis for some backlash now whether that comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic who clytie is hostile to religion . is actually it can seem to have say you should remember that back in oklahoma city imagine ninety five one was a huge bomb and so do all the rest will. be left to my school work islamic terrorists and it turned out to work early christian. militia and. so with the proviso that we should got rule out other possibilities the most likely explanation is obviously always political involvement. and attack and the other is perhaps. the heart of an islamic. emirates in a way as are so hot action. in places like london paris. where i was told it's a terrorist attacks over the years even marry quite dramatic attack on a prime minister's office. or members of his political cost and you could. have such an effect. perhaps in a culture of norway literally very peaceful very quiet for a long time. i mean more importantly norwegians and violence and looting thousands of miles of her own country. doctor wi
armed actions major from libya to afghanistan will have the basis for some backlash now whether that comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic who clytie is hostile to religion . is actually it can seem to have say you should remember that back in oklahoma city imagine ninety five one was a huge bomb and so do all the rest will. be left to my school work islamic terrorists and it turned out to work early christian. militia and. so with the proviso that we should got rule out...
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policy or the lack of faith or regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american tribe vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they are nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing and libya could be both the united states and made to operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy at the bombing is one hundred percent a nato operation timing nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap be to be in genuine united states of america and its year of paean nato partners like cisco from the u.k. as royal institute of international affairs thinks that nato is interference in the libya conflict won't help solve the situation here's a preview of our interview show spotlight
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policy or the lack of faith or regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on the technical basis yes of a nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a lead the bombing is one hundred percent a nato operation the timing of nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between the genuine united states of america and its year of paean nato partners. he with its he now the u.s. has moved a step closer to defaulting on its debts the latest round of talks to raise the country's debt ceiling collapsed when a republican opposition leader stormed out of nego
policy or the lack of faith or regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on the technical basis yes of a nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune and a half wars for the...
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policy or the lack of faith or regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look at how the nato aerial bombing in leave it is related to american tribes is in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they and nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing and libya could be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy at the bombing is one hundred percent nato operation the timing of nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between the genuine united states of america and its european nato partners. well you can always follow your getting through shelves video blog and of course many others on our web site r t v dot com and of all the stories you'll find there today georgia the photographers convicted of
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know they can see again and again that it's humanitarian just like it was in iraq just like it is in afghanistan to fight terrorism but they never acknowledge that their war is in themselves or terrorist actions and that the u.s. government is the biggest terrorist in world. well you know i think you make a good point and one of the clips that we show there when you said you know this these people don't represent you and i think that a lot of american probably feel that way because we have no say in the wars that are on our behalf that are in our name do you think about it's ever going to change or is this military industrial complex just just too large and we're too removed from it well i think the it doesn't matter of clinton's in north bush's in north obama's in office because it was fundamentally a steak is the system in the system of capitalism is what creates these wars imperialism is the highest stage of the system is not a policy is not something that obama could change even if he wanted to you know this military industrial complex they constantly need wars in order to stimulate the econ
know they can see again and again that it's humanitarian just like it was in iraq just like it is in afghanistan to fight terrorism but they never acknowledge that their war is in themselves or terrorist actions and that the u.s. government is the biggest terrorist in world. well you know i think you make a good point and one of the clips that we show there when you said you know this these people don't represent you and i think that a lot of american probably feel that way because we have no...
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policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in leave you take a closer look how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american tries in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and major operation but technicalities it is not just a two and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over alleviate the bombing is one hundred percent nato operation off nato operation against libya demonstrated not only of the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between the genuine united states of america and its european nato partners. well you can always follow your. blog and of course many others on our website are among the stories you'll find out today featuring george and the photographers convicted of spying for russia all released colleagues convinced that conf
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troops are committed to afghanistan until two thousand and fourteen some u.s. officials say many more years into the future baby what's needed people are still dying just today more than twenty people including a b.b.c. reporter were killed in a suicide attack the taliban claimed responsibility for that one and in iraq this week in the country's leaders are supposed to decide whether or not they'll ask u.s. troops to stay be on the december withdrawal deadline the u.s. of course is offering them and then there's u.s. involvement in libya along with covert operations at some point to war in places like pakistan yemen and somalia so here to talk about all of this going on and what we really need to be focusing on is blue in a sense she is foreign policy analyst at the cato institute thank you for being here thank you now i know that this is something that you focus on when you travel to pakistan and you travel to afghanistan as well i'm curious how you read the violence that we've seen recently against u.s. officials statements because today we have an attack by
troops are committed to afghanistan until two thousand and fourteen some u.s. officials say many more years into the future baby what's needed people are still dying just today more than twenty people including a b.b.c. reporter were killed in a suicide attack the taliban claimed responsibility for that one and in iraq this week in the country's leaders are supposed to decide whether or not they'll ask u.s. troops to stay be on the december withdrawal deadline the u.s. of course is offering...
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participating in the libyan and afghanistan war efforts as part of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police has told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway was shot to meet italy after the flaws turned roads leading into and trains leading into the capital we're also halted now we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two perhaps the worst shooting spree in history he's trying to push our reporting right i want to we spoke to. an advisor to the apartment for security and conflict management at the norwegian institute of international affairs he says the far right ideology thought to have driven the attacker is widespread in the region society. be higher than the increasingly. intense and heated debate about immigration. both immigration is doing to no beach culture multiculturalism is really not the way to go forward to marginalize
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policy or the lack of faith or regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on the technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy at the bombing is one hundred percent a nato operation great timing nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap between the genuine united states of america and its european nato partners. well. of course many other. stories you'll find. work. has nothing to do with the very beginning. significant. news today. these are the images. of. the day. download the official t. have location to i phone o
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and we found out in iraq and afghanistan that basically the flat bottom halt separates when there's an explosion and people get sandwiched inside and die which is why we are fielding em wraps because democrats have a v. shaped hole and so the idea was well the end was not an actual procurement process it wasn't something that the army went on so we're going to design this from scratch and make it fit all our future needs that it was a deal that a vehicle that already existed the south africans had developed it for use in the angle and more and so we wouldn't just bought existing models and then put a bunch of them forward because we need to protect soldiers and sailors and marines lives in afghanistan and iraq there are a few interesting details if you talk about the enwrapped as well that also shows how incompetent and broken our entire system is i hear that basically of every allowed to write their own contract they tell the pentagon what to do so the contractor that handles that is a company called s.a.i.c. it's one of the large defense and intelligence contractors and they were sen
and we found out in iraq and afghanistan that basically the flat bottom halt separates when there's an explosion and people get sandwiched inside and die which is why we are fielding em wraps because democrats have a v. shaped hole and so the idea was well the end was not an actual procurement process it wasn't something that the army went on so we're going to design this from scratch and make it fit all our future needs that it was a deal that a vehicle that already existed the south africans...
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policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look at how the nato air wield bombing in libya is related to american tribe vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing and libya will be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a two and a half wars for the united states and in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over alleviate that bombing is one hundred percent and nato operation timing nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and have been leadership it is also indicative of a huge strata deal and a gap if you could be in genuine united states of america and its. nato partners alexis crowe from the u.k.'s royal institute of international affairs thinks that nato is at their appearance in the libya conflict wrote help solve the situation here's a preview of our interview show spotligh
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policy or the lack of faith to regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and made to operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy at the bombing is one hundred percent a nato operation the timing of nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and afghan leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap be to be in genuine united states of america and its european nato partners. alexis crowe from the u.k. israel institute of international affairs thinks news interference in libya conflict won't help solve the situation here's a preview our interview show spotlight before program ava
policy or the lack of faith to regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a close a look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and made to operation but technicalities aside it is not just a tune and a half wars for the...
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policy or the legacy of the regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look how the nato air we'll bombing in lead is related to american tribe vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya would be both the united states and nato operation but technicalities aside it is not just a two and a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy if the bombing is one hundred percent a nato operation timing nato operation against libya demonstrated not on the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and have been leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap which be in genuine united states of america and its european nato partners. alexis crowe from the u.k. israel institute of international affairs thinks nero's interference in the libyan conflict won't help the situation here's a preview our interview show spotlight before program available on our web
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want to keep private armies on the ground in iraq and afghanistan. well i mean it's a good it's a good question for iraq i mean the troops are going from fifty thousand or you know just under fifty thousand right now to nothing basically you know by the end of the year and so this you know the embassy doesn't rely on the military for their security after two thousand and eleven for the military to do that they need to sign a new security agreement because this the u.s. forces have rules of engagement in iraq right now where they can defend themselves without getting prosecuted by the iraqi courts because of the security agreement that the iraqi government right now is trying to sign that either a new agreement which i doubt they'll do but they'll come up with some type of memorandum of agreement to have trainers in iraq in two thousand and twelve and beyond but those trainers and going to be authorized to protect you know security you know the embassy personnel the embassy has to make its own agreements with the g. eight it with the government of ira
want to keep private armies on the ground in iraq and afghanistan. well i mean it's a good it's a good question for iraq i mean the troops are going from fifty thousand or you know just under fifty thousand right now to nothing basically you know by the end of the year and so this you know the embassy doesn't rely on the military for their security after two thousand and eleven for the military to do that they need to sign a new security agreement because this the u.s. forces have rules of...
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to come to its because there are some figures out there is also that say that our wars in iraq and afghanistan have cost us three point seven trillion dollars and counting and that pretty soon that will be up over fortunately i mean it really is is there a god willing it's there it's insane as one congressman said to me when i was testifying before the senate foreign relations committee and almost knocked me off my chair it doesn't matter colonel we can print more. and that's the attitude and that's what's been going on now what has been happening is that while they have pretty easily get to pass a new defense budget at least the house of representatives there has been a little bit of a tussle and bustle over a few democrats that are coming out and try to block funds try to tie obama's hands when it came to afghanistan and bringing troops home of course that is because it has once again tried to tie the president's hands when it came to libya and all of that failed but the one thing they did pass was. bill that barred arming was supplying weapons to training the rebels in libya but already doi
to come to its because there are some figures out there is also that say that our wars in iraq and afghanistan have cost us three point seven trillion dollars and counting and that pretty soon that will be up over fortunately i mean it really is is there a god willing it's there it's insane as one congressman said to me when i was testifying before the senate foreign relations committee and almost knocked me off my chair it doesn't matter colonel we can print more. and that's the attitude and...
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troops are committed to afghanistan and till two thousand and fourteen some u.s. officials say many more years into the future may be what's needed people are still dying just today more than twenty people including a b.b.c. reporter were killed in a suicide attack the taliban claimed responsibility for that one and in iraq this weekend the country's leaders are supposed to decide whether or not they'll ask u.s. troops to stay be on the december withdrawal deadline the u.s. of course is offering them and then there's u.s. involvement in libya. along with covert operations that some equate to war in places like pakistan yemen and somalia so here to talk about all of this going on and what we really need to be focusing on is below and she is foreign policy analyst at the cato institute thank you for being here so i think you now i know that this is something that you focus on when you travel to pakistan and you travel to afghanistan as well i'm curious how you read the violence that we've seen recently against u.s. officials statements because today we have an attac
troops are committed to afghanistan and till two thousand and fourteen some u.s. officials say many more years into the future may be what's needed people are still dying just today more than twenty people including a b.b.c. reporter were killed in a suicide attack the taliban claimed responsibility for that one and in iraq this weekend the country's leaders are supposed to decide whether or not they'll ask u.s. troops to stay be on the december withdrawal deadline the u.s. of course is...
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billion for the pentagon's primary budget another one hundred and nineteen billion for the wars in afghanistan and iraq and that does not include any downsizing quite the opposite that boosts the pentagon's budget by seventeen billion dollars so that includes five point nine billion to buy thirty two of lockheed martin's after thirty five joint strike fighters fifteen point one billion to build ten navy ships and a three point three billion for twenty eight of boeing's f. eighteen super hornet fighter jets and the whole bill also doesn't include funds for u.s. nuclear weapons programs or military construction which usually come in other bills and end up adding about thirty three billion dollars more to the fan spending so it looks like congress has said sorry america your social security your medicare and medicaid have probably got to go because the pentagon needs more jets here to discuss this with me as lawrence wilkerson retired u.s. army colonel and former chief of staff to colin powell our thanks so much for being on the show as always well gosh this sounds like it's a fun day to be at th
billion for the pentagon's primary budget another one hundred and nineteen billion for the wars in afghanistan and iraq and that does not include any downsizing quite the opposite that boosts the pentagon's budget by seventeen billion dollars so that includes five point nine billion to buy thirty two of lockheed martin's after thirty five joint strike fighters fifteen point one billion to build ten navy ships and a three point three billion for twenty eight of boeing's f. eighteen super hornet...
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plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's left a different mark them all close enough to come by a completion democracy never come by military invasion democracy never by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and didn't washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen somalia parts of north africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more central to what happens in afghanistan a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics who know the difference between between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully we're covering the surge i announced at west
plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's left a different mark them all close enough to come by a completion democracy never come by military invasion democracy never by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and didn't washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift...
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plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists and military might that slipped a different mark the marquess never come by a democracy by militant gratian democracy by cluster bomb my wife thought was quite masacre by pumping our other parties and in washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen somalia parts of north africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more special than what happens in afghanistan a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics i see no difference between between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully we're covering the surge i announced at west point well it certainly sounds like what
plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists and military might that slipped a different mark the marquess never come by a democracy by militant gratian democracy by cluster bomb my wife thought was quite masacre by pumping our other parties and in washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing...
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the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departed troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over a person aries to protect human rights rights are to stay and check younger ports it's more convenient for us to hard to use hard cards since their actions slipped under the radar. this iraqi man son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago this brain felt like a ground between life on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy u.s. professional killers a shoplifting which everyone if you see no one of blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for their massacre to other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq and name synonymous now with her retake human rights violations including porcher rape and murder the us supreme court recently threw out a lawsuit alleging abuse of prisoners by the contra
the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departed troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over a person aries to protect human rights rights are to stay and check younger ports it's more convenient for us to hard to use hard cards since their actions slipped under the radar. this iraqi man son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago this brain felt like a ground...